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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[801]] – [[Drogo of Metz]], Frankish bishop (died 855) *[[1239]] – [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], English king (died 1307) *[[1530]] – [[François de Montmorency]], French nobleman (died 1579) *[[1571]] – [[Thomas Mun]], English writer on economics (died 1641) ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Joseph of Cupertino]], Italian mystic and saint (died 1663) *[[1604]] – [[John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen|John Maurice]], Dutch nobleman (died 1679) *[[1610]] – [[Birgitte Thott]], Danish scholar, writer and translator (born 1662)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://runeberg.org/dbl/17/0320.html |title=Thott, Birgitte |volume=XVII |page=318 |first=J. |last=Paludan |encyclopedia=[[Dansk Biografisk Leksikon]] |editor-first=Carl Frederik |editor-last=Bricka |editor-link=Carl Frederik Bricka |language=da}}</ref> *[[1631]] – [[Gauharara Begum]], Mughal princess (died 1706) *[[1682]] – [[Charles XII of Sweden|Charles XII]], Swedish king (died 1718) *[[1691]] – [[Giovanni Paolo Panini]], Italian painter and architect (died 1765) *[[1693]] – [[Johann Georg Walch]], German theologian and author (died 1775) *[[1704]] – [[John Kay (flying shuttle)|John Kay]], English engineer, invented the [[Flying shuttle]] (died 1780) *[[1714]] – [[César-François Cassini de Thury]], French astronomer and cartographer (died 1784) *[[1718]] – [[George Howard (British Army officer)|George Howard]], English field marshal and politician, [[Governor of Minorca]] (died 1796) *[[1778]] – [[Gregory Blaxland]], English-Australian explorer (died 1853) *[[1800]] – [[William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse]], English-Irish astronomer and politician (died 1867) *[[1808]] – [[Henrik Wergeland]], Norwegian poet, playwright, and linguist (died 1845) *[[1810]] – [[Ferdinand Freiligrath]], German poet and translator (died 1876) *[[1811]] – [[Jón Sigurðsson]], Icelandic scholar and politician (died 1879) *[[1818]] – [[Charles Gounod]], French composer and academic (died 1893) * 1818 – [[Sophie of Württemberg]], queen of the Netherlands (died 1877) *[[1821]] – [[E. G. Squier]], American archaeologist and journalist (died 1888) *[[1832]] – [[William Crookes]], English chemist and physicist (died 1919) *[[1833]] – [[Manuel González Flores]], Mexican general and president (died 1893)<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10094/Manuel%20del%20Refugio%20Gonzalez%20Flores|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=es|title=Manuel del Refugio González Flores}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Eben Sumner Draper]], American businessman and politician, 44th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (died 1914) *[[1861]] – [[Pete Browning]], American baseball player (died 1905) * 1861 – [[Omar Bundy]], American general (died 1940) *[[1863]] – [[Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg|Charles Michael]], duke of Mecklenburg (died 1934) *[[1865]] – [[Susan La Flesche Picotte]], Native American physician (died 1915) *[[1867]] – [[Flora Finch]], English-American actress (died 1940) * 1867 – [[John Robert Gregg]], Irish-born American educator, publisher, and humanitarian (died 1948) * 1867 – [[Henry Lawson]], Australian poet and author (died 1922) *[[1871]] – [[James Weldon Johnson]], American author, journalist, and activist (died 1938) *[[1876]] – [[William Carr (rower)|William Carr]], American rower (died 1942) * 1876 – [[Edward Anthony Spitzka]], American anatomist and author (died 1922) *[[1880]] – [[Carl Van Vechten]], American author and photographer (died 1964)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vogel |first1=Shane |title=Van Vechten, Carl (1880–1964) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM130-1|isbn=9781135000356 }}</ref> *[[1881]] – [[Tommy Burns (Canadian boxer)|Tommy Burns]], Canadian boxer and promoter (died 1955) *[[1882]] – [[Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]] (died 1918) * 1882 – [[Igor Stravinsky]], Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1971) *[[1888]] – [[Heinz Guderian]], German general (died 1954) *[[1897]] – [[Menina Izildinha|Maria Izilda de Castro Ribeiro]], Brazilian girl, [[folk saint|popular saint]] (died 1911) *[[1898]] – [[M. C. Escher]], Dutch illustrator (died 1972) * 1898 – [[Carl Hermann]], German physicist and academic (died 1961) * 1898 – [[Joe McKelvey]], Executed [[Irish republican]] (died 1922)<ref>McDermott, Jim, (2001), Northern Divisions The Old IRA and the Belfast Pogroms 1920-22, BTP Publications, Belfast, pg 278, ISBN 1-900960-11-7</ref> * 1898 – [[Harry Patch]], English soldier and firefighter (died 2009) *[[1900]] – [[Martin Bormann]], German politician (died 1945) * 1900 – [[Evelyn Irons]], Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/30/nyregion/evelyn-irons-war-reporter-is-dead-at-99.html|title=Evelyn Irons, War Reporter, Is Dead at 99|last=Lewis|first=Paul|date=2000-04-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Sammy Fain]], American pianist and composer (died 1989) * 1902 – [[Alec Hurwood]], Australian cricketer (died 1982) *[[1903]] – [[Ruth Graves Wakefield]], American chef, created the [[chocolate chip cookie]] (died 1977) *[[1904]] – [[Ralph Bellamy]], American actor (died 1991) * 1904 – [[J. Vernon McGee]], American pastor and theologian (died 1988) * 1904 – [[Patrice Tardif (politician)|Patrice Tardif]], Canadian farmer and politician (died 1989) *[[1907]] – [[Maurice Cloche]], French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990) *[[1909]] – [[Elmer L. Andersen]], American businessman and politician, 30th [[Governor of Minnesota]] (died 2004) * 1909 – [[Ralph E. Winters]], Canadian-American film editor (died 2004) *[[1910]] – [[Red Foley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1968) * 1910 – [[George Hees]], Canadian football player and politician (died 1996) *[[1914]] – [[John Hersey]], American journalist and author (died 1993) *[[1915]] – [[David "Stringbean" Akeman]], American singer and banjo player (died 1973) * 1915 – [[Marcel Cadieux]], Canadian civil servant and diplomat, [[Canadian Ambassador to the United States]] (died 1981) *[[1916]] – [[Terry Gilkyson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999) *[[1917]] – [[Dufferin Roblin]], Canadian politician, 14th [[Premier of Manitoba]] (died 2010) *[[1918]] – [[Ajahn Chah]], Thai monk and educator (died 1992) *[[1919]] – [[William Kaye Estes]], American psychologist and academic (died 2011) * 1919 – [[John Moffat (Royal Navy officer)|John Moffat]], Scottish lieutenant and pilot (died 2016) * 1919 – [[Beryl Reid]], English actress (died 1996) *[[1920]] – [[Jacob H. Gilbert]], American lawyer and politician (died 1981) * 1920 – [[Setsuko Hara]], Japanese actress (died 2015) * 1920 – [[François Jacob]], French biologist and geneticist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2013) * 1920 – [[Peter Le Cheminant]], English air marshal and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]] (died 2018) *[[1922]] – [[John Amis]], English journalist and critic (died 2013) *[[1923]] – [[Elroy Hirsch]], American football player (died 2004) * 1923 – [[Arnold S. Relman]], American physician and academic (died 2014) * 1923 – [[Dale C. Thomson]], Canadian historian and academic (died 1999) *[[1925]] – [[Alexander Shulgin]], American pharmacologist and chemist (died 2014) *[[1927]] – [[Martin Böttcher]], German composer and conductor (died 2019) * 1927 – [[Wally Wood]], American author, illustrator, and publisher (died 1981)<ref>{{cite book|last=Aamodt|first=Britt|title=Superheroes, Strip Artists, and Talking Animals: Minnesota's Contemporary Cartoonists|location=St. Paul, Minn.|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|date=2011|isbn=9780873517775|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPDBwgjINK8C|page=37}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Juan María Bordaberry]], President of Uruguay (died 2011) *[[1929]] – [[Bud Collins]], American journalist and sportscaster (died 2016) * 1929 – [[Tigran Petrosian]], Armenian chess player (died 1984) *[[1930]] – [[Cliff Gallup]], American guitarist (died 1988) * 1930 – [[Brian Statham]], English cricketer (died 2000) *[[1931]] – [[John Baldessari]], American painter and illustrator (died 2020) *[[1932]] – [[Derek Ibbotson]], English runner (died 2017) * 1932 – [[John Murtha]], American colonel and politician (died 2010) *[[1933]] – [[Harry Browne]], American soldier and politician (died 2006) * 1933 – [[Christian Ferras]], French violinist (died 1982) * 1933 – [[Maurice Stokes]], American basketball player (died 1970)<ref>{{cite web|title=Maurice Stokes|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/maurice-stokes/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Vern Harper]], Canadian tribal leader and activist (died 2018) * 1936 – [[Ken Loach]], English director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1937]] – [[Peter Fitzgerald (footballer)|Peter Fitzgerald]], Irish footballer and manager (died 2013) * 1937 – [[Ted Nelson]], American sociologist and philosopher * 1937 – [[Clodovil Hernandes]], Brazilian fashion designer, television presenter and politician (died 2009) *[[1940]] – [[George Akerlof]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1940 – [[Bobby Bell]], American football player * 1940 – [[Chuck Rainey]], American bassist *[[1941]] – [[Nicholas C. Handy]], English chemist and academic (died 2012) *[[1942]] – [[Mohamed ElBaradei]], Egyptian politician, [[Vice President of Egypt]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1942 – [[Doğu Perinçek]], Turkish lawyer and politician * 1942 – [[Roger Steffens]], American actor and producer *[[1943]] – [[Newt Gingrich]], American historian and politician, 58th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] * 1943 – [[Barry Manilow]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1943 – [[Chantal Mouffe]], Belgian theorist and author * 1943 – [[Burt Rutan]], American engineer and pilot *[[1944]] – [[Randy Johnson (quarterback)|Randy Johnson]], American football player (died 2009) * 1944 – [[Chris Spedding]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1945]] – [[Tommy Franks]], American general * 1945 – [[Ken Livingstone]], English politician, 1st [[Mayor of London]] * 1945 – [[Eddy Merckx]], Belgian cyclist and sportscaster * 1945 – [[Art Bell]], American broadcaster and author (died 2018) *[[1946]] – [[Peter Rosei]], Austrian author, poet, and playwright *[[1947]] – [[Christopher Allport]], American actor (died 2008) * 1947 – [[Timothy Wright]], American gospel singer, pastor (died 2009) * 1947 – [[Linda Chavez]], American journalist and author * 1947 – [[George S. Clinton]], American composer and songwriter * 1947 – [[Gregg Rolie]], American rock singer-songwriter and keyboard player * 1947 – [[Paul Young (singer, born 1947)|Paul Young]], English singer-songwriter (died 2000) *[[1948]] – [[Dave Concepción]], Venezuelan baseball player and manager * 1948 – [[Jacqueline Jones]], American historian and academic * 1948 – [[Aurelio López]], Mexican baseball player and politician (died 1992) * 1948 – [[Karol Sikora]], English physician and academic *[[1949]] – [[Snakefinger]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1987) * 1949 – [[John Craven (economist)|John Craven]], English economist and academic * 1949 – [[Russell Smith (singer)|Russell Smith]], American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019) *[[1950]] – [[Lee Tamahori]], New Zealand film director *[[1951]] – [[Starhawk]], American author and activist * 1951 – [[John Garrett (ice hockey)|John Garrett]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1951 – [[Joe Piscopo]], American actor, comedian, and screenwriter *[[1952]] – [[Mike Milbury]], American ice hockey player, coach, and manager * 1952 – [[Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley]], English educator and politician, [[Secretary of State for Education]] *[[1953]] – [[Vernon Coaker]], English educator and politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]] * 1953 – [[Juan Muñoz (sculptor)|Juan Muñoz]], Spanish sculptor and storyteller (died 2001) *[[1954]] – [[Mark Linn-Baker]], American actor and director *[[1955]] – [[Mati Laur]], Estonian historian, author, and academic * 1955 – [[Bob Sauvé]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1955 – [[Cem Hakko]], Turkish fashion designer and businessman *[[1956]] – [[Iain Milne]], Scottish rugby player *[[1957]] – [[Philip Chevron]], Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) * 1957 – [[Martin Dillon (musician)|Martin Dillon]], American tenor and educator (died 2005) * 1957 – [[Uģis Prauliņš]], Latvian composer *[[1958]] – [[Pierre Berbizier]], French rugby player and coach * 1958 – [[Jello Biafra]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1958 – [[Bobby Farrelly]], American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1958 – [[Sam Hamad]], Syrian-Canadian academic and politician * 1958 – [[Jon Leibowitz]], American lawyer and politician * 1958 – [[Daniel McVicar]], American actor *[[1959]] – [[Carol Anderson]], American author and historian * 1959 – [[Lawrence Haddad]], South African-English economist and academic * 1959 – [[Nikos Stavropoulos]], Greek basketball player and coach *[[1960]] – [[Adrián Campos]], Spanish race car driver (died 2021) * 1960 – [[Thomas Haden Church]], American actor *[[1961]] – [[Kōichi Yamadera]], Japanese actor and singer *[[1962]] – [[Michael Monroe]], Finnish singer-songwriter and saxophonist *[[1963]] – [[Greg Kinnear]], American actor, television presenter, and producer *[[1964]] – [[Rinaldo Capello]], Italian race car driver * 1964 – [[Michael Gross (swimmer)|Michael Gross]], German swimmer * 1964 – [[Steve Rhodes]], English cricketer and coach *[[1965]] – [[Dermontti Dawson]], American football player and coach * 1965 – [[Dan Jansen]], American speed skater and sportscaster * 1965 – [[Dara O'Kearney]], Irish runner and poker player *[[1966]] – [[Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras]], Iraqi journalist and author * 1966 – [[Tory Burch]], American fashion designer and philanthropist * 1966 – [[Ken Clark (running back)|Ken Clark]], American football player (died 2013) * 1966 – [[Diane Modahl]], English runner * 1966 – [[Jason Patric]], American actor *[[1967]] – [[Dorothea Röschmann]], German soprano and actress * 1967 – [[Eric Stefani]], American keyboard player and composer *[[1968]] – [[Steve Georgallis]], Australian rugby league player and coach * 1968 – [[Minoru Suzuki]], Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist *[[1969]] – [[Paul Tergat]], Kenyan runner * 1969 – [[Geoff Toovey]], Australian rugby league player and coach * 1969 – [[Ilya Tsymbalar]], Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (died 2013) *[[1970]] – [[Stéphane Fiset]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1970 – [[Will Forte]], American actor, comedian, and screenwriter * 1970 – [[Jason Hanson]], American football player * 1970 – [[Popeye Jones]], American basketball player and coach * 1970 – [[Michael Showalter]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1970 – [[Alan Dowson]], English football manager and former professional player *[[1971]] – [[Paulina Rubio]], Mexican pop singer * 1971 – [[Mildred Fox]], Irish politician *[[1973]] – [[Leander Paes]], Indian tennis player *[[1974]] – [[Evangelia Psarra]], Greek archer *[[1975]] – [[Joshua Leonard]], American actor, director, and screenwriter * 1975 – [[Juan Carlos Valerón]], Spanish footballer * 1975 – [[Phiyada Akkraseranee]], Thai actress and model *[[1976]] – [[Scott Adkins]], English actor and martial artist * 1976 – [[Sven Nys]], Belgian cyclist *[[1977]] – [[Bartosz Brożek]], Polish philosopher and jurist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://facultymedia.jcu.edu.s3.amazonaws.com/sneconference/files/2014/01/cv_Brozek.pdf |title=BARTOSZ BROŻEK : CV |website=Facultymedia.jcu.edu.s3.amazonaws.com |access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref> * 1977 – [[Tjaša Jezernik]], Slovenian tennis player * 1977 – [[Mark Tauscher]], American football player and sportscaster *[[1978]] – [[Isabelle Delobel]], French ice dancer * 1978 – [[Travis Roche]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1979]] – [[Nick Rimando]], American soccer player * 1979 – [[Tyson Apostol]], American television personality * 1979 – [[Young Maylay]], American rapper, producer, and voice actor *[[1980]] – [[Elisa Rigaudo]], Italian race walker * 1980 – [[Jeph Jacques]], American author and illustrator * 1980 – [[Venus Williams]], American tennis player *[[1981]] – [[Kyle Boller]], American football player * 1981 – [[Shane Watson]], Australian cricketer *[[1982]] – [[Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa]], Brazilian footballer * 1982 – [[Marek Svatoš]], Slovak ice hockey player (died 2016) * 1982 – [[Stanislava Hrozenská]], Slovak tennis player * 1982 – [[Stefan Hodgetts]], English racing driver * 1982 – [[Arthur Darvill]], English actor * 1982 – [[Jodie Whittaker]], English actress *[[1983]] – [[Lee Ryan]], English singer/actor * 1983 – [[Vlasis Kazakis]], Greek footballer *[[1984]] – [[Michael Mathieu]], Bahamian sprinter * 1984 – [[Si Tianfeng]], Chinese race walker *[[1985]] – [[Özge Akın]], Turkish sprinter * 1985 – [[Marcos Baghdatis]], Cypriot tennis player * 1985 – [[Rafael Sóbis]], Brazilian footballer *[[1986]] – [[Apoula Edel]], Armenian footballer * 1986 – [[Helen Glover (rower)|Helen Glover]], English rower *[[1987]] – [[Kendrick Lamar]], American rapper * 1987 – [[Nozomi Tsuji]], Japanese singer and actress *[[1988]] – [[Andrew Ogilvy]], Australian basketball player * 1988 – [[Shaun MacDonald (footballer, born 1988)|Shaun MacDonald]], Welsh footballer * 1988 – [[Stephanie Rice]], Australian swimmer *[[1989]] – [[Georgios Tofas]], Cypriot footballer * 1989 – [[Simone Battle]], American singer and actress (died 2014) *[[1990]] – [[Jordan Henderson]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Henderson Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/127262/jordan-henderson |website=ESPN |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Josh Mansour]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Mansour |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/internationals/lebanon/josh-mansour/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Daniel Tupou]], Australian-Tongan rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Tupou |url=https://www.nrl.com/players/internationals/tonga/daniel-tupou/ |website=National Rugby League |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Amari Cooper]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Amari Cooper Stats, News & Video - WR {{!}} NFL.com |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/amari-cooper/ |website=www.nfl.com |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Clément Lenglet]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Clément Lenglet Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/193917/clement-lenglet |website=ESPN |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Aoi Morikawa]], Japanese actress and model<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hpplus.jp/st/clip/458137/ |title=STモデル プロフィール:森川 葵（もりかわ あおい）Aoi Morikawa｜Seventeen(セブンティーン) |accessdate=2015-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329162040/http://hpplus.jp/st/clip/458137/ |archivedate=2015-03-29 |language=Japanese |website=[[Seventeen (Japanese magazine)|Seventeen]] On Line}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[KJ Apa]], New Zealand actor<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-17|title=KJ Apa Birthday Special: 5 Stunning Pictures From the Riverdale Actor's Instagram Account That You Need to See Right Away|url=https://sportsgrindentertainment.com/kj-apa-birthday-special-5-stunning-pictures-from-the-riverdale-actors-instagram-account-that-you-need-to-see-right-away/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Sports Grind Entertainment|language=en-US}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Raluca Șerban]], Romanian-Cypriot tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raluca Serban - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/raluca-serban_prs465366/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Henri Jokiharju]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henri Jokiharju |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/henri-jokiharju-8480035 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] }}</ref> * 1999 – [[Elena Rybakina]], Kazakhstani tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/324166/elena-rybakina|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Elena Rybakina|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
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